Meaning

5 senses
  1. (US, uncountable, usually)The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

    We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.

    Beförderung, Transport

    перево́зкаperevózka, транспортиро́вкаtransportiróvka, перепра́вкаpereprávka

    переве́зенняperevézennja, транспортува́нняtransportuvánnja

  2. (historical, uncountable, usually)Deportation to a penal colony.

    Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.

    ссы́лкаssýlka

  3. (US, uncountable, usually)A means or manner of conveyance; a system of conveyance.

    Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.

    The hotel offers ground transportation to the airport.

    тра́нспортtránsport, тра́нспортные сре́дстваtránsportnyje srédstva

    тра́нспортtránsport

  4. (US, uncountable, usually)A ticket or fare.

  5. (historical, uncountable, usually)Punishment by sending to a penal colony, such as Australia.

More definitions
  • the act of moving something from one location to another
  • the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
  • a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
  • the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966

Examples

126 sentences
  1. We have no means of transportation.

    У нас немає жодних засобів пересування.

    ruУ нас нет никаких средств передвижения.

    deWir haben kein Transportmittel.

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  2. Do you have your own transportation?

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  3. There is no public transportation around here.

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  4. Bus transportation is provided for our students.

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  5. I've arranged transportation for us back to Boston.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
act of transporting:
means of conveyance:
Русский
By meaning 3
act of transporting:
deportation to a penal colony:
means of conveyance:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of transporting:

Forms

plural: transportations
Singulartransportation

uncountable

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

15 related words

See also

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